Squirreling Away More Funds for the Zoo

TOP INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS BEST BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT REPORTING

By Tom Yamachika – In March, the Honolulu Zoo was denied re-accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the first time in its 100-year history. Many of the media reports at the time said that one of AZA’s principal squawks was the lack of a dedicated source of funding. As a result, Honolulu